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First edition (UK)
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| Author | Ruth Rendell |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Inspector Wexford #12 |
| Genre | Crime, Mystery novel |
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Hutchinson (UK) Pantheon Books (US) |
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Publication date
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7 February 1983 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 224 pp |
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| OCLC | 9517069 |
| Preceded by | Put on by Cunning |
| Followed by | An Unkindness of Ravens |
The Speaker of Mandarin is a novel by British crime-writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1983. It is the 12th novel in her popular Inspector Wexford series.
When Chief Inspector Reg Wexford takes a holiday to China, takes in the Great Wall, the Forbidden Palace, he doesn't expect his trip to revisit him in such a horrific way. Shortly after his return, he finds out that one of his fellow tourists from the trip has been killed in her home. It seems like a burglary, but Wexford has other ideas.